Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · The Juiciest Roasted Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for browning depth among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 8 cooks on therecipecritic.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 7258 g | 1 (12-20 pound) turkey, (thawed) |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion, (quartered) |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic, (peeled) |
| 1 large apple, (quartered) | |
| 1 medium lemon, (sliced) | |
| 2 g | 2 sprigs rosemary |
| 2 g | 2 sprigs thyme |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter, (softened) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon dried thyme |
| 4 g | 1 tablespoon dried oregano |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon dried rosemary |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon dried sage |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon pepper |
Method: 10 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Second time using this recipe and we love it! What we've found, and everyone's oven is different, is that 325 the whole time is too high. We checked our 20lbs turkey after 3 hours and it was already 155 with 2 hours to go. Also, we had to cover it after abo” — a cook, 5.0★
“I cooked this turkey last year and I wouldn’t been able to beat my family and extended family off with a stick!!! They sniffed me out! I’ll never cook a turkey any other way! Oh and for anyone that may be questioning the flavor of the gravy due to the seasonin” — a cook, 5.0★